Four government spies go to Casablanca to carry out a secret mission. Blissow (Vincent Cassel) and two colleagues set out from Paris, and Lisa (Monica), a female colleague who is out on a mission. Bellucci) rendezvous. Lisa has been undercover in Switzerland for a long time, and she has even entered the target person's home as a nanny. She gets along very well with the two children of the Russian businessman, that is, she gets those important information.
Sunny, fancy hotels, exotic, everything looks good. Although some small episodes happened from time to time, the mission went smoothly. With everyone's efforts, they found the underwater sunken ship, got what they needed, and completed the goal of this mission. But they don't know that at the same time and in the same place, another of their peers is also carrying out their own task. On the way home, Lisa was arrested at the Swiss airport by police, who found a packet of heroin in her purse. Behind her, Blisseau was lucky enough to get back to Paris, and he realized that things might not be as simple as they thought. Just as he was about to warn his friends to be careful, a colleague was killed in his apartment. The killer is none other than an exotic woman who courtes his colleagues on the beach in Casablanca. This time, he decided to track down...
----------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
◆Spy, spy again ◆
Although from the creative group point of view, this is a French film through and through. But in reality, it's almost indistinguishable from its Hollywood counterpart. Or we can say that the whole world is similar to spy movies to this day. Whether it's from Hong Kong, Korea, or Europe, because everything may have been thought of by our screenwriters. Classic, hilarious, human, cool looking, women and kids (think Alias series that made Jennifer Garner famous and Spy Kid that made MGM big) . From 007 to his Q version of Austin, from "Dish within a Dish" to "Boney's Identity", it's getting harder and harder to see something new. The same sky into the sea, the same car chase and escape, the same behind-the-scenes manipulation. At the beginning of the film, Vincent Castle's skydive shot has almost nothing to do with the story except to show his confidence in the director, just like Tom Cruise's rock climbing in "Disc 2". The theme of the film is also nothing new. No matter how good you are, you are always just a small pawn in this big play, a puppet of the big guys behind the scenes. You are powerless against the government. Like the end of the movie, Lisa is out of prison, and Blissow and one other colleague are not killed. But how can this be done? Nothing has changed, and the winners are still those behind the scenes, a story that was once in vogue. In the setting of some small details, the screenwriters are also very responsible. For example, the target of the mission is a Russian businessman with a lot of money. Such characters have often appeared on the screen in recent years.
It takes courage for a director to choose such a stale story, especially for a director who is directing a film for the second time. Director Frederick made the film "Crime Scene" in 2000, for which he was nominated for the best directorial debut at the Caesar Award that year. This time, he chose a close subject. The life of a spy is not as romantic and colorful as 007. He tried to make a movie that broke this myth and showed their ordinary triviality. It's a pity that the film has unfortunately been reduced to a fairly delicate replica of many similar themes. He loves Hitchcock (especially 1966's "Torn Curtain" starring Paul Newman) and Melville (1969's "Armée des ombres, L'" is also one of his favorites) and, of course, he Also like 007 and ace power spy. Don't be surprised if you spot a shadow of these things in the film, it's normal.
-------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------
◆The legend of "fairy lovers" ◆
Actually, everyone knows that the selling point of the film is not the director or not The story, of course, is not the special effects that can't make our eyes widen. In fact, the two scenes with more technological content in the film have nothing to do with the story. One is the skydiving just mentioned, and the other is Beiru. The shot of jumping off the building. Although the film was shot on location in France, Spain and Morocco, you don't expect to see a landscape film. This is a spy film, not a romantic literary film about love and romance. The director doesn't need these things to distract the audience's unfocused attention. In fact, some people around me gave up on traveling to Morocco after watching the film, and apparently the scenery wasn't their selling point either.
Everyone is betting on the two leading actors, the former fairy couple Monica Bellucci and Vincent Caso. Do you think this is their first collaboration? I think even fans with a high segment count would have a hard time guessing right. 4th, 5th, or 6th? wrong! It is the 10th time. This is the 10th time they have appeared in the same movie together. What we know better is their love work "Very Apartment", later "Taibao Code", and their last cooperation "Irrevocable" with news of divorce. The vast majority of these collaborations preceded Monica Bellucci's performance of A Beautiful Sicily. Whether he admits it or not, before he became famous, Bellucci's development in the French film industry was very dependent on Vincent Cassel. Speaking of this issue, I have to mention their divorce.
To this day, people still don't know what the real reason for their separation is. There are no rumors about a third party, gathering less and leaving more? Impossible, the two often work together. The answer that people generally guess is: Now Bellucci's career is more successful than her husband's, and for couples in the film industry, once a woman is more successful, it means breaking up. But this answer was also denied by the parties. For the promotion of the film, the two had to stand together again, accept an interview with French TV 1 together, and shoot the cover and 200th issue of "STUDIO" together. It's strange to watch them give interviews together, neither like some divorced celebrity couples who hate each other, nor Demi Moore and Bruce Willis-esque goodbyes and friends. It seems that nothing has ever happened between them, just old friends who have known each other for many years, especially Monica Bellucci, who is plain and terrifying, but Vincent Cassel, who has always been known to be the most powerful, occasionally When staring at the beauty, there is a bit of the taste of the sea.
If you like one of them, you can ignore the other factors, the movie is worth watching.
Title: Agents Secrets
translation: Secret Employee
Director: Frederick Shienduofu Frédéric Schoendoerffer
Screenwriter: Yann Brion Jean Cosmos
Starring: Vincent Caso Vincent Cassel .... Brisseau
Monica Bellucci Monica Bellucci .... Barbara/Lisa
Duration: 109 min
Produced by: French/Italian/Spanish
Language: French
Genre: Crime/Spy
Level: PG12 (violence, foul language)
Release date: March 31, 2004
Official website: www .agents-secrets.com
View more about Secret Agents reviews
